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There is mounting evidence that starting a business reduces stress–and persistent myths that are stopping employees from taking the plunge | Fortune

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:34:19 +0000

In recent years, a new wave of peer-reviewed research indicates that launching a business can dramatically reduce stress and improve physical and mental health. That revelation first gained traction with a groundbreaking paper published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. In it, researchers compared a nationally representative sample of employees and entrepreneurs on various health factors, including blood pressure, physician visits, physical and mental illness, and overall well-being. The results overwhelmingly favored entrepreneurs, who evidenced significantly lower blood pressure and hypertension rates, fewer hospital visits, and reduced incidence of physical and mental illnesses. How can starting a business, which many justifiably consider a massive and nerve-wracking undertaking, possibly reduce stress?

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Photo Matt » Meaningful Overnight Relationship

Fri, 11 May 2007 20:42:57 +0000

"I’m not a millionaire, and may never be, but there are now hundreds of people making their living using WordPress, and I expect that number to grow to tens of thousands. That’s what gets me out of bed in the morning, not the prospect of becoming a fe

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How To Be A Successful Evil Overlord

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:53:13 +0000

"no matter whether they are barbarian lords, deranged wizards, mad scientists, or alien invaders, they always seem to make the same basic mistakes every single time."

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Double Plus Darwin

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:30:23 +0000

"Paul Graham has a theory. He believes that, given $10,000 and 3-6 months, two or three entrepreneurs can create a start up worth investing in, and ultimately (within a few years), worth buying for at least $1,000,000."

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This is going to be BIG! - 10 Steps to a Hugely Successful Web 2.0 Company

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:41:35 +0000

"Create your own Web 2.0 company NOW!!"

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